Part Time Assistant Management Accountant

Part-Time Assistant Management Accountant

Stockport Area | 24 hours per week | £35,000 FTE | 6-month contract | Hybrid

We’re recruiting for a growing, family-owned business in the Stockport area looking for an experienced Assistant Management Accountant to support its day-to-day finance function on a part-time basis.

This is a newly created role being introduced initially on a six-month contract, giving the business an opportunity to establish what the longer-term finance structure should look like.

As the company grows, they now need someone capable of taking greater ownership of management accounting, cashflow and financial controls, while helping bring more structure and discipline into the finance function.

You’ll work closely with the MD alongside a Finance Assistant and Office Administrator.

The role

Responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Daily cashflow management and forecasting
• Journals, accruals and prepayments
• Balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting
• Assisting with month-end and year-end
• Maintaining accurate financial records and improving processes
• Liaising with external accountants and supporting audit requirements
• Providing ad-hoc analysis to support commercial decisions

Who we’re looking for

Ideally you’ll be ACCA or CIMA qualified or part-qualified, although strong relevant experience will be considered.

More importantly, you’ll need to be:

• Hands-on and comfortable getting into the detail
• Confident working independently
• Commercial and pragmatic
• Comfortable improving processes rather than inheriting a finished finance function
• Down to earth and able to work effectively within a family-owned SME
• Adaptable and comfortable working within a business that is going through a period of transition

This probably won’t suit somebody looking for a highly corporate, heavily structured environment. It will suit someone who enjoys getting close to a business, building relationships and helping professionalise a finance function without trying to turn an SME into a PLC.

Hours & flexibility

The role is 24 hours per week, with considerable flexibility around how those hours are worked.

This could be:

• 3 full days
• 4 shorter days
• Another consistent pattern agreed with the business

You can choose your hours between 8:30am and 5:30pm, and there is scope to work one day per week from home.
The key requirement is simply that your working pattern remains relatively consistent week to week.

Package

£35,000 FTE, pro-rata for 24 hours

Benefits include 25 days’ holiday FTE plus bank holidays, pension and additional employee benefits.

If you’re an experienced Assistant Management Accountant looking for a genuinely flexible part-time position where you can make a visible impact, we’d be keen to speak with you.